Power supply for electronic devices for remote locations

Abstract

A power supply for providing power and charging electronic devices in remote locations comprising: a case having a device pocket and a power unit pocket; a power unit including a USB port, indicators, power switch, induction coil, battery, solar panel, and power unit controller. A top flap for at least partially covering the device pocket and the power unit pocket; and so that when an electronic device is placed in the device pocket, its internal battery is charged.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A power supply comprising:
 a case having a power unit pocket and a device pocket; 
 a power unit disposed in the power unit pocket including a battery, USB port, an induction coil and an indicator wherein the indicator is configured to indicate when the power unit is on, a charge level of the battery, when the power unit is charging a device, when the power unit is connected to an external power source, when a solar panel is providing power to the power unit, when the device is connected to the power unit, and any combination thereof; 
 the solar panel carried by a front panel of the case and electrically connected to the power unit; 
 the device pocket is configured to receive the device and provide charging power to the device from the induction coil, USB port, and any combination thereof; 
 a program logic included in the power unit configured to:
 determine when the solar panel is providing sufficient power allowing the induction coil to provide 3 watts or more, and if the solar panel is providing sufficient power allowing the induction coil to provide 3 watts or more, direct power from the solar panel to the induction coil; 
 direct power from the solar panel to the battery; 
 determine when the device is sufficiently charged and if the device is sufficiently charged, direct power from the solar panel to the battery and away from the induction coil; and, 
 
 a front cover included in the power unit that is electronically transparent. 
 
     
     
       2. The power supply of  claim 1  wherein the program logic is configured to determine if the device is sufficiently charged, and redirect power from the external power source to the battery when the device is sufficiently charged. 
     
     
       3. The power supply of  claim 1  wherein the device is sufficiently charged when a device charge is 80% or greater. 
     
     
       4. The power supply of  claim 1  wherein a distance between the induction coil and the device is 5 mm or less. 
     
     
       5. The power supply of  claim 1  wherein the power unit is removably carried by the case. 
     
     
       6. The power supply of  claim 1  wherein the program logic is configured to direct power from the solar panel to the induction coil when the program logic determines that the induction coil can generate 3 watts of power or more when powered by the solar panel. 
     
     
       7. The power supply of  claim 6  wherein the program logic is configured to direct battery power to the induction coil when the induction coil is not generating 3 watts or more. 
     
     
       8. The power supply of  claim 1  wherein the program logic is configured to supplement the power delivered to the induction coil from the solar panel with power delivered to the induction coil from the battery. 
     
     
       9. The power supply of  claim 1  wherein the power unit is configured to be removed from the case; and, a distance between the induction coil and the device is 2 mm or less when the device is disposed in the case. 
     
     
       10. A power supply comprising:
 a perimeter, a front cover, and a rear cover, wherein the front cover is electronically transparent; 
 a battery carried by the perimeter; 
 an induction coil carried by the perimeter; 
 a USB port carried by the perimeter; 
 a power unit controller carried by the perimeter and connected to the battery, induction coil and the USB port; 
 a solar panel removably connected to the power unit controller and disposed external to the perimeter; and 
 a program logic included in the power unit configured to direct power: from the battery to the induction coil, from an external source to the induction coil, from the solar panel to the induction coil, from the solar panel to the battery, from the external source to the battery, from the solar panel to the USB port, from the battery to the USB port, and any combination thereof. 
 
     
     
       11. The power supply of  claim 10 :
 wherein the USB port is a first USB port; 
 a second USB port is carried by the power unit controller; and 
 wherein the program logic is configured to direct external power received from the first USB port to the second USB port. 
 
     
     
       12. The power supply of  claim 10  wherein a distance between the induction coil and a device received in a case defined by the perimeter, the front cover, and the rear cover is 5 mm or less. 
     
     
       13. The power supply of  claim 10  wherein the program logic is configured to supplement power provided by the solar panel to the induction coil with power from the battery when the power provided by the solar panel is less than 3 watts. 
     
     
       14. The power supply of  claim 10  including a case having a power unit pocket configured to receive the power unit and a device pocket configured to receive a device. 
     
     
       15. The power supply of  claim 14  wherein the induction coil and device are positioned in the case so that a distance between the induction coil and the case is 5 mm or less. 
     
     
       16. The power supply of  claim 10  wherein the solar panel is removably attached to a front panel of a case.